All but one of the 14 schools in the Southeastern Conference have indicated they plan to reopen their campuses for the fall semester, a step widely believed to be needed to resume football and other sports.
South Carolina and Tennessee on Wednesday became the latest schools in the nation’s top football conference to announce their plans, joining Alabama, LSU and others.
Vanderbilt hasn’t announced its plans for the fall. The other schools have been vocal in their intentions to reopen their buildings, although students and faculty will continue to participate in remote learning through the summer because of the coronavirus pandemic.
South Carolina president Bob Caslen said the Columbia campus “will resume in-person instruction in mid-August.”
“We will follow clear public health protocols, including social distancing within classrooms, lecture halls, meeting rooms and sports venues, with strong encouragement of proper social distancing off campus,” he said.